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Generic Launch / Lifeboat
Published, canon design.
Type: U Auxiliary
Size	20 Tons
Hull Configuration	[[{{{hull}}}]]
Tech Level	TL–8
Engineering
Computer	TBD
Jump	J-0
Maneuver	1 G
Armaments
Hardpoints	1
Accommodations
Staterooms	0
Personnel
Crew	2
Officers	2
High/Mid Passengers	0
Payload
Cargo	13 Tons
Fuel tank	0 Tons
Construction
Origin	Third Imperium
Price
Cost	MCr14
Architect fee	MCrPublished, canon design with Keith illustration.
Statistics
Source
Canon	Unpublished, fan design
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard generation.

A Launch (also called Lifeboat) uses a 20-ton hull, is capable of 1-G acceleration, carries one ton of fuel tankage, and has a crew of two. ^[1]

It is also known as the Type U class Launch. It typically comes in a 20 ton smallcraft variation, but other variations are possible including larger bigcraft.
It is a smallcraft.

Description (Specifications)

A launch may mount missile racks and sandcasters; it may not mount lasers as weapons. The craft has thirteen tons excess space available for custom use, and typically cost MCr14. ^[1]

Most Common Standardized Smallcraft Types

History & Background (Dossier)

Even the smallest ships carry Lifeboats or Launches. It has become one of the eight most popular and commonly encountered smallcraft designs found within Charted Space.

Selected Launch Classes

References & Contributors (Sources)

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This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 18.
Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 78.
Don Perrin. Starships (Imperium Games, 1996), 8.
Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 18.

[S18-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Marc Miller. Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977), 18.

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 == Description (Specifications) ==
-A launch may mount [[missile rack]]s and [[sandcaster]]s; it may not mount [[laser]]s as [[weapon]]s. The craft has thirteen tons excess space available for custom use, and typically cost MCr14. {{Page cite|citeName=S18}}
+A launch may mount [[missile rack]]s and [[sandcaster]]s; it may not mount [[laser]]s as [[weapon]]s. The craft has thirteen tons excess space available for custom use, and typically cost [[MCr]]14. {{Page cite|citeName=S18}}
+=== Most Common Standardized Smallcraft Types ===
+# [[Cutter|Cutter (50-ton)]]
+# [[Fighter|Fighter (10-ton)]]
+# [[Launch|Launch (20-ton)]]
+# [[Pinnace|Pinnace (40-ton)]]
+# [[Ship's Boat|Ship's Boat (30-ton)]]
+# [[Shuttle|Shuttle (95-ton)]]
+# [[Slow Boat|Slow Boat (30-ton)]]
+# [[Slow Pinnace|Slow Pinnace (40-ton)]]
 == History & Background (Dossier) ==